Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Evans rf 5 1 1 0
Boggs 3b 4 1 2 0
Rice lf 4 2 1 1
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 3
Easler dh 4 0 1 1
Gedman c 5 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 4 0 1 0
Lyons cf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 1
Smith lf 3 1 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 1
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Iorg rf 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 1 0 0
Balboni 1b 3 1 1 1
Wathan c 2 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sundberg c 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 2 1 1 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
  Scranton ss 0 0 0 0
  Motley ph 0 0 0 1
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Boston 000 030 002582
Kansas City 000 010 012453
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (7-4) 6.0 3 1 1 5 3
  Crawford  SV (4) 3.0 2 3 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
1
5
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (7-6) 6.1 5 3 2 4 3
  Jones   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
5
3

  E–Lyons (5), Crawford (2), White (12), Concepcion 2 (14).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Boston Boggs (29,off Gubicza).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (15,off Clemens); Balboni (1,off Crawford).  HR–Boston Buckner (12,5th inning off Gubicza 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Buckner (3,by Beckwith).  SF–Brett (3,off Crawford); Motley (4,off Crawford).  SB–Smith (24,2nd base off Clemens/Gedman).  WP–Beckwith (6).  IBB–Beckwith (8,Buckner).  T–3:15.  A–40,370.
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